0 the captain of a ship or boat, a sports team, or an aircraft: --
[ as form of address ] Ready to go, skipper.
1 to be the captain of a boat, team, aircraft, etc. --
2 the person in charge of a ship or boat --
Nobody disputes the qualities of the skippers and the crews.
There is a reluctance on the part of some skippers when fishing in particularly good grounds, to give their positions over the radio.
Their only grievance was that they as skippers had not been taken over along with the drifters.
Along the coast, in the seaports, there are technical schools for young people who we are hoping will train to be mates and skippers.
There have been far too many tragedies at sea involving young skippers.
We should bear in mind the fact that skippers and their crews are not rich men.
Skippers of vessels refused to take their ships out.
The skippers pleaded guilty and acquiesced in the fines imposed.
